Ormond Edward Lawing

ASHEVILLE - ORMOND EDWARD LAWING, 73, OF 62 FRANCES ST. DIED WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2001 AT ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL. A NATIVE AND LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY. HE WAS A WW II, KOREAN AND VIETNAM VETERAN HAVING SERVED IN THE US ARMY, US AIR FORCE AND RETIRED FROM THE MERCHANT MARINES AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE JOHN AND ICIA CRISP LAWING. SURVIVING ARE HIS WIFE, DOROTHY WESCOTT LAWING OF THE HOME: TWO STEP-DAUGHTERS; ONE STEP-SON; SISTER, VIRGINIA D. LUMPKIN OF WEAVERVILLE AND NEPHEW, WAYNE LUMPKIN AND WIFE LINDA OF BAKERSVILLE. A GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 3:00 P.M. SUNDAY AT BETHEL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY RITES CONDUCTED BY; BUNCOMBE COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL TEAM. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 UNTIL 8:30 PM FRIDAY AT ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO: MISSION - ST. JOSEPHS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, 509 BILTMORE AVE. ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 OR TO YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY.